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Show YELLOW FETER. Chicago, 29. Times' Gremd.i: Total deaths in the past twenty-tour hours, 22. Ten new cases were reported re-ported to day among the whites aud , twelve among the colored. It seems as if the end would never come, and iu epite of all our untiriDg and never daggmg physicians can do, death reigns supreme. Colonel Anderson was taken down to day, and will leave for Hernando in the morning, if able to travel. We sincerely hope that it will prove mere exhaustion, and that he will soon return to our asiiaoce. Up to noon tj da;-, tte flubscrip I tious paid in tor the yeiiow fever fund amouuled to f2,iAxi. It is estimated that the amounts forwarded by individuals indi-viduals and through no regular channel, chan-nel, will amount to as much more. Advices from southern cities this morning indicate iucreusing want, especially lor foid and ice. Xew Orleans, 29. New cases, 140; deaths, 49. The weather is warm and showery. The situation is unchanged. A local telegraphers' relief committee was organized here last Sunday, the object being the relief of telegraph employes sutleriug lrom yellow fever in ibis city. At the suggestion of General Buperiotendant Van Home, the committee to-day, determined to extend the field of operations to all infected points Bouth of Cantoo, Mississippi. So fur fourteeu tele graphers here have taken the fever. Of these one has died, three have recovered and the others ara in a hopetul condition. Memphis, 29. The ca:uival of death continues without abatement. From 6 p.m. yesterday to noon today to-day the interments number fifty. Father Walsh, -of St. Biiiigets, and Father Garvey, of St. Peter's are dead; also H. HardeD, merchant. W. C. Woodruff is reported in a dying dy-ing conditior. New casi-a from 0 p.m. yesterday to uood, sixty. The Howard home on Market street will be open for the receptiou of sick this evening. Two more members of the Howard association were taken down to day. At the board of health meet ing this morning Dr. Lawrence re ported a fenrful condition of afUirs among t lie colored people. la tome localities they are crowded together in arrow, lilt by quarters, and are au easy prey to disease and death. Hundreds ol them have been sick for days without medical attention. tVumbus, Ohio, 29.- Theodore P. Gjrdou, to dny, forwarded to the gniiid secretary of the Masonic lodge at Jacksun, Miss , a draft for $100, that being one installment of money contributtd by the Masonic order in this locality for the yellow lever sufferers. suffer-ers. New York, -9. Aucther o,000 was sent to the fever stricken cities to day. Brook 1)0 is moving to raise funds, and theatre benefits aud collections in churches are represented. The police authorities are placing bores in the hotels and restaurants to receive con-tribut.ons con-tribut.ons from everybody. |